Cold cucumber beet soup with a rosy pink color from pickled beets, blended with sour cream and chicken broth. No cooking required, just chill and serve.
Vegetable baked fish sandwiches a fillet between layers of sliced zucchini, peppers, tomato, and onion, baked together so the vegetables steam the fish into flaky tenderness.
Casey Jones one-dish supper: seasoned ground beef and mushrooms simmered with tomato sauce, then topped with rising bread-dough rolls and baked until golden. A hearty, retro one-pot dinner.
Focaccia with Parmesan, rosemary, and olive oil baked on a cornmeal-dusted sheet until golden and crusty. A simple yeast bread with a one-hour rise and just a handful of ingredients.
Spinach alla Romana with pine nuts, raisins, and lard in the traditional Roman style. A classic Italian side dish of wilted spinach with sweet-savory contrasts ready in 25 minutes.
Split pea soup with potato and sausage, a hearty slow cooker soup simmered with a meaty ham bone, smoked sausage, and vegetables until thick and creamy. A cozy, set-it-and-forget-it cold-weather meal.
Spicy vegetarian chili simmers kidney and pinto beans with tomatoes, jalapeños, and bell peppers in a bloomed chili-cumin base. Ready in under an hour, hearty without the meat.
Sauteed eggplant, green peppers, and carrots seasoned with cinnamon, fresh parsley, and dill. A light vegetarian side dish with Middle Eastern flair.
Pan-seared sea scallops sauteed with mushrooms, shallots, garlic, and scallions in a butter and white wine sauce. A restaurant-quality seafood dinner with a rich, lemon-bright pan sauce.
A succulent beef roast that's so tender and juicy, you will end up making it every week!
Classic stuffed bell peppers filled with ground beef, rice, corn, and tomato sauce, then baked in a casserole dish. A filling one-dish dinner the whole family will love.
Pureed mushroom vegetable soup with a full pound of fresh mushrooms, carrots, celery, and beef stock, finished with sauteed mushroom slices and dry sherry.
Light shrimp spaghetti in a white wine and tomato sauce with garlic, basil, and oregano. Low-fat weeknight pasta with bright, clean flavors.
Pasta fagiole with cannellini beans, tomato, and aromatics. The classic Italian pasta and bean one-pot dinner for eight, budget-friendly and filling.
Spiced sirloin steak with roasted pepper couscous rubs sirloin with cumin, coriander, cinnamon, and turmeric, then serves it sliced over lemony couscous studded with charred red peppers and green olives. A North African weeknight dinner.
Roasted chicken seasoned with celery salt, onion salt, and seasoned salt, then baked covered until juicy and finished uncovered for golden skin. A make-ahead win that yields two birds: serve one tonight, debone the other for the week.